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Werder Bremen vs FSV Mainz 05 is a Bundesliga matchup that can swing between a wide home margin and a tightly managed away result. Werder won 4–0 at the Weserstadion in September 2023, while Bremen won 1–0 at the MEWA ARENA in February 2024. The fixed scores show Werder’s attacking ceiling without erasing Mainz’s capacity to make the contest narrow. A future meeting asks which version of the balance appears.
Past matches, Werder Bremen vs FSV Mainz 05
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Werder Bremen
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11F
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33D
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13G
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31D
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23D
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7F
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27D
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24M
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29F
FSV Mainz 05 Substitutes
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G
1
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D
5
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D
22
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D
48
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M
24
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M
15
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F
14
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F
44
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F
11
Match events
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6'⚽P. Nebel Normal Goal (Asst: P. Mwene)
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38'Leonardo Bittencourt Yellow Card
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46'J. Njinmah K. Topp
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52'⚽Lee Jae-Sung Normal Goal (Asst: S. Becker)
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55'M. Schmetgens J. Malatini
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62'Jae-sung Lee Yellow Card
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63'Jens Stage Yellow Card
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69'P. Covic L. Bittencourt
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69'I. Schmidt Y. Sugawara
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72'N. Veratschnig P. Mwene
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72'N. Weiper P. Tietz
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81'K. Potulski S. Widmer
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85'S. Musah M. Grull
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87'L. Maloney S. Becker
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87'S. Kawasaki Lee Jae-Sung
Stats for this game
Matchup Werder Bremen VS FSV Mainz 05
Werder can set the ceiling
Werder Bremen beat Mainz 4–0 at the Weserstadion on 2 September 2023 in the Bundesliga. Marvin Ducksch opened the scoring from the penalty spot, and Werder added three more goals after the interval. The margin demonstrates what the home side can achieve when its attacking moments arrive in sequence, but it should not be treated as proof of constant control. Mainz’s chance is to keep the game from reaching that rhythm.
One goal can tell a different story
At the MEWA ARENA on 3 February 2024, Werder won 1–0. Ducksch scored after two minutes, and the match report described Mainz applying pressure after the break while Bremen held the advantage. That result offers a useful counterweight to the four-goal home win: Werder can take the initiative, but Mainz can force a lower-margin contest. A new meeting will be interesting if Mainz protects the opening phase or if Werder turns its first chance into the start of another sustained attacking spell.